Retired R.N.

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  1. my POOR feet!

    Retired R.N. replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    If you are supposed to be wearing a brace, but aren't because it drives you "crazy," you might want to think about how you will feel when your ability to walk is severely compromised because you have...

  2. my POOR feet!

    Retired R.N. replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    ONLY eight hours? Not too many years ago, that was considered a full day! Whatever amount you may spend on comfortable shoes for working, it is well worth it. Nursing can be hard physical labor,...

  3. How do you juggle nights and kids?

    Retired R.N. replied to NatalieGRN's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing you need to do is make a sleep schedule for yourself. If you try to cut corners on your sleep, you automatically make yourself less efficient and more error prone. Everyone around you...

  4. my POOR feet!

    Retired R.N. replied to mel1977's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever considered changing your shoes (and socks or hosiery) several times a day? I find this has always been quite helpful for me. There's really something nice about a pair of cool, dry...

  5. Is there power in the color white?

    Retired R.N. replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

  6. Is there power in the color white?

    Retired R.N. replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    What does the U.S. Navy demand in the way of uniforms for their

  7. Is there power in the color white?

    Retired R.N. replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

    The secret to laundering white uniforms is to let a professional laundry do the job for you. I always found their rates to be quite economical when I compared their charges to what it would have cost...

  8. Ever do a flu shot clinic?

    Retired R.N. replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Would you rather stay away and complain or volunteer a few hours of your time and serve as a goodwill ambassador for the nursing

  9. Question about Mandated OT

    Retired R.N. replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    Mandatory overtime is a lawsuit waiting to

  10. 'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    Retired R.N. replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    As I see it, my first responsibility has always been to maintain a healthy lifestyle for myself. Any time I refuse to take care of myself, I deliberately run the risk of suffering ill health as a...

  11. Ampules still being used, Ouch!

    Retired R.N. replied to NurseyPoo's topic in General Nursing

    Demerol came in vials 50 years ago! Someone needs to talk to a few different pharmaceutical

  12. I failed the interview personality test/survey!

    Retired R.N. replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    PeachPie, Don't let the results of that one personality test worry you too much. From what you said about it, they actually did you a big favor by letting you know in advance that you probably...

  13. The Today Show

    Retired R.N. replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    What ever gave you that idea? A white uniform doesn't get dirty any faster than any other color. The old-fashioned nurses' uniforms were 100% cotton and designed to withstand washing in hot water and...

  14. RN school and tattoos?

    Retired R.N. replied to DirtRoads's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure that you understand "little old ladies" as well as you think you do. The ones who tell you that " it just wasn't done in my time" were the ones who grew up with some very strict rules...

  15. Is that legal?

    Retired R.N. replied to Graziella-la's topic in General Nursing

    Which post are we talking about? And, to which forum has it been

  16. New Grad to Fully Functioning RN - How long?

    Retired R.N. replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    Every time I read that RNs are refusing to take regular breaks for meals and going to the bathroom, I wonder just what useful information (if any!) they learned from all the expensive education they...

  17. Plan B

    Retired R.N. replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I take exception to that! If a loving father wants to buy Plan B for his daughter I can see absolutely no reason why he shouldn't be able to do it. And, if the girl has no parents but does have a...

  18. Should there be a limit on trying to pass NCLEX?

    Retired R.N. replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I really have difficulty in understanding some of the opinions I have read about the so-called incompetence of some nurses merely because they didn't pass the computerized NCLEX on the first time....

  19. Need help.....quitting job

    Retired R.N. replied to BrandNewNurse's topic in General Nursing

    VERY good advice! Please get out of that toxic routine as soon as possible! You are risking both your own life and that of your unborn child every time you drive home when you are so fatigued that...

  20. Does staffing call YOU every night???

    Retired R.N. replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    Until you learn how to say "NO," without having to make any excuses, the best answer I can recommend is an answering machine for your telephone. Let the machine answer ALL calls, and you only return...

  21. "Lean" Health Care????

    Retired R.N. replied to willie03's topic in General Nursing

    Is this just another name for the process called Work Simplification that was made popular by Lillian Gilbreth back in the 1920's and '30's, and is now included in almost every industrial engineering...

  22. 3rd Week of Orientation - now planning of quitting the job...

    Retired R.N. replied to firefox828's topic in General Nursing

    This is not true if you are in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area where you are subject to the policies and procedures of Group

  23. SO Exhausted

    Retired R.N. replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency

    Once upon a time...back in the dark ages when I was younger...we had a nice system for taking care of seeing to it that all nurses got their bathroom breaks because it was cost effective to keep our...

  24. Coaching my daughter in childbirth

    Retired R.N. replied to mleern's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Whatever else you do, PLEASE do not tell her to start pushing too early, because it doesn't help a bit and wastes a lot of energy. It will be much more effective if she takes advantage of the time...

  25. Vote--Should I change career mid-life

    Retired R.N. replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    It's not that one kicks the bucket at 66; it's that all too often the 65th birthday is the date for automatic dismissal. Usually, however, employers can find many ways to get rid of "older" employees...